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Creamy French Lentils

Here's how you make Creamy French Lentils
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  • Servings: 4
  • Prep: 5m
  • Cook: 45m
    • The following recipe serves 4 people.

Ingredients

The ingredients are:
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil (extra virgin)
  • 1 leek, thinly sliced
  • 1 brown onion, finely chopped
  • 1 carrot, peeled and finely chopped
  • 1 stick celery, finely chopped
  • 275 grams parsnips, small ones peeled and cut into 1cm pieces
  • 3 garlic cloves, minced
  • 210 grams green lentils, rinsed (1 cup) (French green lentil specified)
  • 1 litre vegetable liquid stock
  • 2 bay leaves (fresh leaves, plus extra, to serve, optional)
  • 6 fresh thyme sprigs
  • 200 grams silverbeet (de-stemmed and thinly sliced, 1/2 bunch specified weight estimated)
  • 1 tablespoon lemon juice
  • 80 ml whipping cream (1/3 cup light thickened cream specified)
We recommend you get your ingredients ready before you start cooking. Once you're ready, here are the steps to making this delicious recipe

How to Make

  • Step 1: Heat oil in a casserole dish over medium heat and add leek, onion, carrot and celery and cook, stirring, for 6 minutes or until softened and then add parsnip and garlic and cook, stirring, for 4 minutes or until softened and now add lentils and cook, stirring, for 1 minute to coat.

  • Step 2: Add stock, bay leaves and thyme and simmer, partially covered, stirring occasionally, for 28-30 minutes or until just tender.

  • Step 3: Add silverbeet and cook, stirring, for 3 minutes or until wilted and then stir in lemon juice and half the cream and then season. Drizzle with remaining cream and serve with extra bay leaves, if using.

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